Catherine Evans, Et Al. v. Abubaker, Inc., Et Al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana
December 19, 2023
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
CATHERINE EVANS, ET AL.
VS.
ABUBAKER, INC., ET AL.
No. 2023-CC-00955
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N RE: Abubaker, Inc. - Applicant Defendant; Applying For Supervisory Writ,
Parish of Natchitoches, 10th Judicial District Court Number(s) 89,233, Court of
Appeal, Third Circuit, Number(s) CW 23-00092;
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December 19, 2023
Writ application granted - see briefing notice and Order.
JLW
JDH
SJC
JTG
WJC
JBM
PDG
12/19/2023 "See News Release 055 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

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STATE OF LOUISIANA
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CHIEF JUSTICE
JOHN L, WEIMER
JUSTICES
WILLIAM J, CRAIN
SCOTT J, CRICHTON
JAI\4ES T. GENOVESE
JAY B. MCCALLUM
JEFFERSON O. HUGHES III
PIPER O, GRIFFIN
First 0istrict
Second Distr;cr
Third District
Fourrh Districr
Fifth District
Sevenih Disrrict
Sixth Oisrricr VERONICA O, KOCLANES
CLEFK OF COURT
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NEW ORLEANS, LA 70I30.8102
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2023-CC-00955 CATHEzuNE EVANS. ET AL. VS. ABUBAKER. ]NC..
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NOTE: FOR BRIEFING PURPOSES WzuT GRANTED December 19,2023
MEMORANDUM TO COUNSEL IN CAPTIONED CASE:
Please be advised that the above-captioned matter will be set for oral argument on this
Court's next available docket. A copy of the official docket with the specific date and time
of oral argument will be mailed out.
Please note Section 8 of Rule VII of the Rules of this Court provides that the annlicant
or relator. as the case mav be. must file their briefs on or before Ja nuarv I6. 2024: and
the respondent on or before February 2.2021,
Oral argument will be waived if brief is untimely filed. Briefs submitted on legal sized paper
should be fastened at the top. All briefs should be backed with the customary "Blueback" or
other flexible material. In criminal proceedings, the court directs that counsel must file a
brief. Failure to do so may subject counsel to a penalty of contempt of Court.
It is further provided in Rule VII, Section 9 that briefs sent through the mail shall be deerned
timely filed if mailed on or before the due date. If the brief is received by mail on the first
legal day following the expiration of the delay, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that it
was timely filed. In all cases where the presumption does not apply, the timeliness of the
mailing shall be shown only by an official United States postmark or by official receipt or
certificate from the United States Postal Service, or bona fide commercial mail services such
as Federal Express or United Parcel Service, made at the time of mailing which indicates the
date thereof. Any other date stamp, such as a private commercial mail meter stamp, or label
from an Automated Postal Center, shall not be used to establish timeliness.
Briefs forwarded by private delivery or courier service shall be deemed timely filed only if
received by the clerk on or before the last day ofthe delay for filing.
Re ds.
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Deputl' Clerk
December 19.2023
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12/19/23

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ccs: All Counsel
Hon. Desiree Duhon Dyess
Hon. David Stamey
Hon. Renee R. Simien
lOth Judicial District Court: 89,233
Court of Appeal, Third Circuit: CW 23-00092

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2023-CC-00955
CATHERINE EVANS, ET AL.
ABUBAKER, INC., ET AL.
On Supervisory and/or Remedial Writs
Tenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Natchitoches, No. 89,233,
Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. CW 23-00092.
And, whcreas, thc Court has this date, pursuant to Articlc 5, Scction 5, of thc
Constitution of Louisiana, made and issucd the following order, to wit- "It is
ordered that the writ of rcview issue; that the District Court and the Court of
Appeal send up thc record in Duplicate of the case; and that counsel for all partics
be notified."
Now, therefore, the said District Court and the Court of Appeal is hereby
commanded, in thc namc of the State of Louisiana and of this Honorable Court, to
send up forthwith to this Court, in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 1, at thc
City of New Orleans, the record in duplicate of the above-entitled case.
Witness the Honorable Justices of the
Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana, on
this 19th day of December, in the year of our
Lord, Two Thousand Twenty-Thrce.
Veronica O. Koclanes
Clerk of Court
VS
Deputy Clerk of Court